Jiang Cheng and Gao Zhonghua left Lin Muxin’s house, and the buses had already stopped running.

The two had to walk back.

On the way, Gao Zhonghua was very quiet. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

"It would be great if we could help out retired comrades."

Gao Zhonghua felt a deep resonance, having been discharged due to injury, fortunately looked after by Mr. Shen.

But many others who returned didn’t have it easy.

Jiang Cheng heard Gao Zhonghua’s sigh.

"It will happen."

"Times are progressing, we’re all striving for it, anything is possible."

Gao Zhonghua looked at Jiang Cheng, who nodded affirmatively and said, "Decades ago, our Hua Xia was bullied without the power to resist, everyone said we couldn’t, but we stood up."

"Man’s efforts can change anything; everything is changing towards the direction we want!"

Encouraged, Gao Zhonghua nodded emphatically, "Yes, man’s efforts can change anything! It will definitely be possible in the future!"

After Jiang Cheng finished his motivational speech, Gao Zhonghua was filled with vigor.

Jiang Cheng, lagging a step behind, shook his head and smiled.

What a simple time it was!

It took them more than an hour to return to the small courtyard, where they ate the late-night snack prepared by Li Chunxiang and rested, planning to go home the next day.

Thinking about going home, Li Chunxiang was so excited she couldn’t sleep.

She finally fell asleep in a daze after Jiang Cheng’s warning.

Early the next morning, Li Chunxiang prepared food for the journey, while Gao Zhonghua cleaned the courtyard and the house.

Dong Jianbei was helping, while George was in a daze.

Jiang Cheng didn’t get a chance to do any chores, only needing to look after herself.

Once everything was ready, the group headed to the train station.

The train tickets were handled by foreign trade.

There were three people when they came, but five going back.

Still in soft sleeper class, Dong Jianbei requested to sleep elsewhere.

The journey back would take another five days, swaying from south to north.

While Jiang Cheng and the others were on the train, the news about the trade fair already occupied the front pages of major newspapers.

The transaction volume was double that of last year!

An interpreter named Ju Zi contributed over ten million in transaction volume.

But not a single photo was on any newspaper.

Nowadays, many people paid attention to current affairs, discussing the trade fair everywhere.

Ju Zi’s alias quickly became famous across the country.

And when manufacturers participating in the trade fair were interviewed, no matter how "Ju Zi" was mentioned, these factory directors avoided the topic.

They were afraid they might offend the "God of Wealth" and not get help in the next trade fair.

Through this battle, Jiang Cheng’s name caught the eye of some people in Beijing.

At the same time, Shen Que in S City bought every newspaper he could find and cut out every piece related to Jiang Cheng, creating his own scrapbook.

He was smiling all the while.

"My Jiang Cheng is truly outstanding!"

"Such an excellent person is my fiancée!"

With each thought, Shen Que smiled more foolishly, his cheap smile appearing once again.

"Dong dong..."

"Director, it’s three o’clock."

The outside secretary reminded, jolting Shen Que back to reality.

"So fast!"

Seeing the watch, Shen Que’s heart raced, calling Secretary Sun from outside.

"Xiao Sun... how do I look in these clothes?"

Secretary Sun’s mind was speechless, feeling the struggles of working hard!

He’s already seen it dozens of times!

"Director, very handsome! When Mr. Jiang sees it, she’ll definitely like it."

It’s just a bit cold.

But Secretary Sun didn’t dare say it.

Because the current director was not the usual director, his fiery energy was enough to sustain him waiting in the cold wind.

Secretary Sun’s inner world was very colorful, but his face wore an impeccable smile.

Shen Que smoothed his clothes, took a deep breath.

"Let’s go!"

To pick up Jiang Cheng.

As Shen Que set out, Jiang Cheng finally climbed down from her bunk, stretching her stiff body.

"It’s still cold here on our side, everything’s frozen."

"We’ll need to wear the cotton pants and stuff later."

Jiang Cheng jogged lightly in the corridor to get her body moving.

The five-day journey was spent mostly lying down.

Apart from eating and using the bathroom, she barely moved.

An hour later, Jiang Cheng and her group began putting on their heavy gear.

The only problem was that George didn’t have cotton pants.

Jiang Cheng had bought several sets of clothes for George in Guangzhou, which were now layered on him.

Finally, a military coat was draped over.

Another half an hour passed, and the train was about to arrive.

The group couldn’t avoid joining the long queue at the door.

Driven by longing for home.

Woo woo woo—-

The train arrived.

Outside the station, Shen Que stood waiting, looking handsome in a single-layered outfit amidst the falling snow.

On the other side, Jiang Cheng, bundled up like a ball, finally squeezed off the train and found George, who was crushed into reclusion.

"George, we’ve arrived."

George looked at the tracks, still shaken: "I don’t like it."

"I know."

After comforting George for a few minutes, the group walked outside.

"It’s snowing!"

Li Chunxiang extended her hand, allowing snowflakes to fall on her glove, with their shapes visible, looking very pretty.

The sparse snow added a romantic atmosphere, as if welcoming them home.

They finally walked out of the station, and Jiang Cheng immediately spotted Shen Que.

A smile blossomed to its fullest, ignoring everything else, dropping her luggage, and ran towards Shen Que.

"Shen Que!"

The long-missed call made Shen Que break into a silly smile, opening his arms wide to catch the girl running towards him.

"Jiang Cheng!"

Jiang Cheng dashed forward and leapt into Shen Que’s embrace.

This was the first time the two had hugged.

Shen Que held Jiang Cheng, wrapping her with both arms, feeling an unprecedented sense of peace.

"You big dummy, aren’t you cold?"

Jiang Cheng looked at Shen Que with a mix of helplessness and longing.

Shen Que foolishly replied, "Cold, but it’s worth it!"

"I wanted you to see the best version of me."

Jiang Cheng was amused by Shen Que’s slightly cheesy words, poking his chin playfully: "Standing tall, and now you care about your image?"

Shen Que lowered his head slightly, leaning close to Jiang Cheng’s ear, said with magnetic allure, "Hmm... do I look good?"

Jiang Cheng’s ear tingled.

She pinched Shen Que’s chin, getting a little closer: "Whether you look good... I’ll have to see more when we get back."

Jiang Cheng’s fingers traced from Shen Que’s chin downwards, lingering tantalizingly, making Shen Que feel "heated."

Noticing others approaching, he released Jiang Cheng, holding her playful finger gently, whispered: "I’ll show you when we’re back home."

Jiang Cheng lowered her head and laughed.

She wanted to see something a bit inappropriate for children?

"Jiang, is this your fiancé?"

George approached, the only one daring to come over.

Gao Zhonghua, Li Chunxiang, and Secretary Sun had all turned away long ago, those exploring the snow exploring the snow, those studying the clouds studying the clouds.

Jiang Cheng nodded toward George, introducing Shen Que: "Yes George, this is my fiancé, Shen Que."